It’s common knowledge that plaque can damage your teeth. But did you know that plaque can also damage your heart? It’s true. One of the biggest risk factors for heart disease is plaque buildup in the ...

The accumulation of fatty deposits inside arteries leads to their narrowing, which blocks blood flow to heart tissue, and other body organs. The medical condition known as atherosclerosis, increases ...

Heart disease is the number one cause of death globally, and millions succumb to the condition every year. Heart disease (mostly) occurs when there is buildup of plaque in the arteries, leading to ...

DENVER, May 24, 2022 – Atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque, can lead to heart disease, artery disease, and chronic kidney disease and is traditionally treated by inserting and inflating a balloon to ...

Using coronary CT angiography to assess plaque burden—and specifically the burden of “low-attenuation” plaque—in patients presenting with chest pain can help predict the risk of future myocardial ...

Quantitative plaque analysis, specifically the presence of low-attenuation plaque, is a robust predictor of cardiac endpoints in patients presenting with stable chest pain, no matter their sex, ...